French Revolution Basics
The name of the French prison stormed on July 14, 1789.
What is The Bastille?
The king of France at the start of the French Revolution.
The system that Napoleon used to block trade between Europe and Britain.
The device used for executions during the Reign of Terror.
What is the guillotine?
The primary goal of the Congress of Vienna.
What is to restore balance of power in Europe?
The pledge taken by members of the Third Estate to create a new constitution.
What is the Tennis Court Oath?
The queen of France that was executed during the French Revolution.
Who was Marie Antoinette?
The set of laws Napoleon implemented to unify the French legal system.
What was the Napoleonic Code?
Government body that was created to protect the Revolution from its enemies.
What was the Committe of Public Safety?
Strategy that was implemented to surround France with stronger countries to prevent future aggression.
What is the containment of France?
The document that declared that "men are born and remain free and equal in rights".
What is The Rights of Man and Citizen?
He led the Committee of Public Safety during the Reign of Terror.
Who was Maximilien Robespierre?
This battle marked Napoleon's final defeat.
What was The Battle of Waterloo?
Event that led to the fall of Robespierre and the end of the Reign of Terror.
What was Robespierre’s execution?
Countries that formed the Quadruple Alliance that played a key role in shaping the decisions of the Congress of Vienna.
What were Austria, Prussia, Russia, and Great Britain?
The group formed by representatives of the Third Estate that declared itself the true government of France in 1789.
What is The National Assembly?
This philosopher's ideas on natural rights and the social contract influenced revolutionary thought.
Who was John Locke?
The three parts of Napoleon’s French Empire.
What were The French Empire, dependent states, and allied states.
The purpose of the Reign of Terror.
What is to eliminate enemies of the Revolution and secure its ideals?
The ideology that emphasizes tradition and social stability and was promoted during the Congress of Vienna.
What is conservatism?
The revolution that France financed that created a financial crisis.
What is the American Revolution?
The military leader who eventually became Emperor of France.
Who was Napoleon Bonaparte?
Disastrous military campaign that marked the beginning of Napoleon's downfall.
What was the invasion of Russia?
The government that replaced the National Convention after the Reign of Terror?
What is The Directory.
The three outcomes of the Congress of Vienna in terms of the political landscape of Europe.
What is restored monarchies, redrew the map of Europe, and established a balance of power to prevent future large-scale wars?